Potions

With the arrival of Minecraft 1.0.0, making potions was added to the computer editions. The making of potions is a complex art and it requires many different materials. The main item required for potion making is a brewing stand. Potions are edible items that have varying effects on the player, or if turned into splash potions, and other mobs.

All brewing recipes require a glass bottle filled with water at the base. Bottles can be filled by simply equipping one in your hand and right clicking on water. Alternativelly, cauldrons can be crafted. Cauldrons are crafted using seven iron bars and, once placed down, can hold enough water to fill three bottles fully with water. Water can only be placed in a cauldron with a bucket. Cauldrons are in general a less useful way of filling buckets than using a water source block, as the latter will not run out.